Chandigarh: Taking cognizance of a petition challenging ban on the entry of vehicles within 2km radius from the Golden Temple, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday issued notice to the Punja

Mumbai: Indian vehicles are probably much louder than automobiles elsewhere in the world.

Slew of measures favoured by the committee include introduction of congestion tax

Even as local BJP leaders continue to extend support to the traders against a no-vehicle zone around the Golden Temple, many city-based NGOs have unanimously favoured the government’s move.

The Delhi government had constituted a six-member panel on April 23 during odd-even phase- II when it came under flak for increased road congestion reported between April 15 and April 30.

On Wednesday Arvind Kejriwal had admitted that the scheme cannot be a long-term “remedy”

The problem of air pollution cannot be tackled by the odd-even formula alone, but the government should also subsidise electric cars which do not pollute the air, said a senior AIIMS doctor.